Montreal Games Industry: 177 Percent Growth in Two Years

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Recent figures from Invest Quebec show nearly 5000 people working in game development in the region. Ubisoft currently employ 1600 and are set to increase to 3000. From Develop:

The survey looked at 56 companies in the Quebec region and calculated that the area has seen 177 per cent growth from 2005 to 2007 – no surprise to spectators elsewhere, who know all too well that the the region’s tax credits have tempted publishers to ramp up their activity in the region.